Nicole Marshall Concha
She/Her/Hers
Master of Arts (MA) - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study, CAGSShe/Her/Hers
Master of Arts (MA) - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study, CAGSNicole is a licensed mental health counselor-turned-Liberated Life Coach who draws on a holistic variety of tools to support you, including 20 years of experience in trauma counseling and social services, expertise in Health at Every Size®, Body Trust®, and Intuitive Eating, and a passion for social justice. Making the change from therapist to coach has allowed Nicole to work with anyone anywhere, exclusively through virtual sessions.
Nicole has lived experience as a fat woman, a mother of two daughters, and a person living with and recovering from anxiety, disordered eating, body image struggles, and grief and loss. Nicole is also an all-season hiker, Lizzo superfan, and travel-loving vegetarian foodie who is always on the hunt for the best pizza around.
Ever since Nicole had her own a-ha! moment, she knew it was her mission to empower folks to develop their own balanced relationships with food, their bodies, and themselves. Her values are also her promises to you:
Presence- You will never be alone on this journey. This is a mutual commitment to make the most of our precious time and produce the best outcomes.
Love- Caring for ourselves, our bodies, and each other is an act of love and is of primary importance in this work.
Empathy- When you are driven by intuition and compassion, good things come from you and to you.
Autonomy- You are the expert on your body and your life.
Action- Make plans for your life that don’t include diet culture. Set clear intentions, create a purposeful plan, take decisive steps, and create a space that you can follow through.
Abundance- Achieve peace in your body by providing yourself with plenty of food, care, flexibility, and support.
Body image - Development of skills for handling negative thoughts about physical appearance; building habits of more positive self-talk and self-perception.
Eating disorders & disordered eating - Reducing unhealthy eating patterns, beliefs, and behaviors, such as restricting, purging, and binging; healing the emotional pain surrounding disordered eating
Life coaching - Identifying intentions and implementing strategies to build resilience and work towards one’s personal, health, or career goals
Women's issues - Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman
Mind-body connection - Practicing mindfulness to draw together how the body feels physically and how the mind feels mentally; healing both physically and mentally
Self-care - Learning what effective self-care looks like and incorporating these strategies into daily life; developing an awareness of wellbeing to identify when one needs to practice self-care
Nicole Marshall Concha is not in-network with any insurances.
Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.
Nicole offers a scaled investment:
$50- Equity pricing for folks with marginalized identities and those in financial need
$75- Standard pricing for those who have sufficient resources and can cover the full cost themselves
$90- Standard Plus pricing for those who have resources to cover themselves and help increase access for marginalized folks and those in need
Years of Experience: 15 years
Private nonprofit social services and mental health, Clinical Administrator , 2009 - Present
Private clinical practice , Licensed Mental Health Therapist , 2014 - Present
Institute for Nonprofit Practice at Tufts University, Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 2016
Rhode Island College, CAGS- Mental Health Counseling, 2014
Rhode Island Department of Health, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, 2014
Rhode Island College, MA- Agency Counseling, 2012
University of Rhode Island, MA- Political Science, 2008
Salve Regina University, BA- Psychology and Sociology, 2004
Rhode Island: MHC00676
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